Dominican Signalgrass

Synonyms:  Brachiaria adspersa (Trin.) Parodi

                   Panicum adspersum Trin.

Natural range:  Caribbean, including Florida.  Adventive elsewhere

Habitat:  Moist disturbed sites.  Hitchcock notes frequent occurrence on coral limestone.

Florida status:  Native

Recognition:  May stand a meter tall, and may root at lower nodes.  Spikelets 2.9-3.8 mm, paired, acuminate (narrow abruptly to a characteristic pointy tip).  Lower glume multi-veined (vs. U. mutica).  Leaf blades to 2 cm wide, with auriculate bases.  Nodes glabrous (vs. U. mutica and U. ramosa).